Petey was a snake only so big. Petey lived in a pit withhis mother. One day Petey was hissing in the pit when his mothersaid: 'Petey, don't hiss in the pit, go outside the pit to hiss."So Petey went outside of the pit to hiss.

Petey was hissing all around when he finally leaned over andhissed in the pit. Petey's mother heard Petey hissing in the pitand said: "Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, go over to Mrs.Pott's pit to hiss in her pit. Petey went over to Mrs. Pott'spit to hiss in her pit, but Mrs. Pott was not at home, so hehissed in her pit anyway. While Petey was hissing in Mrs. Pott'spit, Mrs. Pott came home and found Petey hissing in her pit. Shesaid: "Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, don't hiss in my pit; goto your own pit and hiss."

This made Petey very sad, and he cried all the way home.When Petey got home, his mother saw him crying, and said: "Petey,what's the matter?" Petey said: "I went over to Mrs. Pott's tohiss in her pit, but Mrs. Pott was not at home, so I hissed inher pit anyway, Mrs. Pott came home and found me hissing in herpit and said: 'Petey, if you must hiss in a pit, go to your ownpit and hiss. Don't hiss in my pit.'"

This made Petey's mother very angry, and she said: "Why thatmean old lady. I knew Mrs. Pott when she didn't have a pit tohiss in."